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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of defibrillate.

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Examples

  • Studies have shown that 96 percent of the time, AEDs are able to detect a rhythm that should be defibrillated.

    Youth Heart Watch 2010

  • "Three men have already had to be defibrillated since she walked in," said Ms. Macklowe's husband, Billy.

    Supporting a Pillar of the Hamptons—Arts Marshall Heyman 2011

  • But quick cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, from bystanders or race participants also likely played a role since it can buy time until victims are defibrillated.

    Runners' Heart Risks Seen as Overblown Katherine Hobson 2012

  • The heart must be “defibrillated” quickly, because a person's chance of surviving drops by 7 to 10 percent for each minute a normal heartbeat is not restored.

    Youth Heart Watch 2010

  • Survival depends on how fast you're defibrillated and receive chest compressions.

    Ben Sherwood: Michael Jackson RIP: Does Anyone Survive Sudden Cardiac Arrest? 2009

  • Variety has already called him a one-man bailout package for the entertainment industry for the way he defibrillated both the Tony and Emmy awards ceremonies this year.

    Awards: Little Gold Men Movie Blog Sancton, Julian 2009

  • Rather than the NBC. the D.C. EMS arrived, and they immediately defibrillated Tim.

    CNN Transcript Jun 13, 2008 2008

  • Right here in the NBC.the D.C. EMS arrived promptly and they immediately defibrillated Tim; that they actually did it three times in transporting him to Sibley Hospital.

    CNN Transcript Jun 13, 2008 2008

  • At the same moment, the DC EMS, Emergency Medical Squad, arrived and they immediately defibrillated Tim.

    CNN Transcript Jun 16, 2008 2008

  • Tim Russert may very well be alive right now if office staff had defibrillated him on-the-spot!

    Remembering Tim Russert | EW.com 2008

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